"You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost." Martha Graham

Please help us to help young dancers fulfil their potential.

Chantry School of Contemporary & Balletic Arts is the education department and official vocational school of professional UK touring company and charity, Chantry Dance Company. The company and school were founded by Chantry's co-Artistic Directors, Rae Piper and Paul Chantry.

Chantry School offers an inspiring and nurturing full-time vocational training to aspiring young dancers through our 3 Year Diploma Course. We have a passion to see talented dance students supported and become the very best they can be.

We never want financial struggles prevent a talented young dancer from being able to fulfil their potential.

Chantry have created a high quality, exceptional training course which is available at a fraction of the cost of other vocational dance courses in the country. For example, the Royal Ballet School's annual fees are £18,750, in comparison to our annual fee of £4,500. Even though our fees are set at a more modest level, some students struggle to be able to find the finances alongside their living and accommodation costs.

Chantry does everything in our power to assist students under financial hardship. We offer scholarships and bursaries, but because we receive no governement funding, the scholarships and bursaries are limited since they come directly from a core team who believe passionately in supporting young talent.

We are in urgent need of finding more funding for our students, so that promising young potential artists are given every opportunity to shine, and their talent can reach its full potential.

Chantry is a unique training environment like no other in the UK. The School is run entirely by dance industry professionals and the faculty includes members of the Chantry Dance Company Artistic Team, West End choreographers, and Principal dancers from high-level UK and international dance companies.

Our students have already achieved great successes with landing jobs in London’s West End and regional UK theatres.

We are a very small school, taking only 12-15 students each year, so that every student is given individual attention and feels a part of a supportive dance family.

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You can learn more about Chantry School here: www.chantry-school.org

Please help us fund our students, so they can realise their dreams of becoming the dance artists of the future!